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Summary information of disciplinary actions taken against licensees, professional practice business entities, and pharmacy establishments by the Board of Regents in New York State since January 1, 1994, can be searched below by year, month, and profession. You may also search for an individual’s, entity’s or establishment’s status, and any applicable enforcement actions, with our Online Verification Search. Applicable disciplinary information will be listed under the Enforcement Actions tab within the search results.
In New York State, professional misconduct in all the professions (except that by physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants, which is investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) of the Department of Health) is investigated and prosecuted by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions. The Board of Regents, which also has responsibility for licensure in all the professions, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters except those handled by OPMC.
Information on pre-1994 Regents Actions is available by phone: 518-474-3817, ext. 330; fax: 518-473-0578; e-mail: dplsdsu@nysed.gov, or by writing to the Office of the Professions.
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April 2020
Nursing
ERYN ROSE BILYNSKY; LAWRENCE, KS
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 628431; Cal. No. 31619
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of stealing controlled substances in the State of Kansas.
CAROLINE ELIZABETH EBRIEL BUBB; CARSON CITY, NV
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 490202; Cal. No. 31908
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of falsely entering, in a patient's chart, elements of a surgical procedure, prior to the surgery actually taking place, in the State of Nevada.
MICHELLE MARIE COUSE (A/K/A GARVER MICHELLE MARIE); SHORTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 417699; Cal. No. 31654
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
NITZIA FLORENCIA DISTANCE (A/K/A DISTANCE NITZIA F); EAST PATCHOGUE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 593599; Cal. No. 30188
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain a record for each patient, which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of said patients.
JUDY HELEN FRANKLYN-QUASHIE; ROSEDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 212114; Cal. No. 31608 31609
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to properly document her assessment of a patient.
LUIS MIGUEL MONTINOLA GOSIENGFIAO; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 633053; Cal. No. 31457
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to complete and submit home care records.
HORACE RICHARD HORTON; GALWAY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 712196; Cal. No. 31586 31587
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of medication administration errors.
HORACE RICHARD HORTON III; GALWAY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 311072; Cal. No. 31586 31587
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of medication administration errors.
ERIC BRUCE JACOBS; ONEIDA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 282714; Cal. No. 31595
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
MICKEY JOHN MCLAUGHLIN; POTSDAM, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 644927; Cal. No. 31594
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to follow orders for the use of restraints.
KRYSTAL MARY MODUGNO; GENEVA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 320674; Cal. No. 31346
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Falsely Reporting an Incident in the 3rd Degree and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs.
JASON ROBERT MOORE (A/K/A MOORE JASON R); MORRISONVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 288958; Cal. No. 30591
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to take blood pressure prior to administering blood pressure medication.
KRISTI RENE PURCELL; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 728014; Cal. No. 31467
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documenting checks that were not completed failure to adequately attend a high risk patient inadequate documentation.
JUDY QUASHIE (A/K/A FRANKLYN QUASHI JUDY HELEN, QUASHIE JUDY HELEN FRANKLYN); ROSEDALE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 430814; Cal. No. 31608 31609
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to properly document her assessment of a patient.
AMY S ROTH; WOODLAND HILLS, CA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 235554; Cal. No. 31871
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or more in the State of California, a misdemeanor, which if committed in New York would constitute Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
GARRETT SAHRLE; WAYLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 631895; Cal. No. 31418
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of incorrect transcription of a medication into patient's electronic health record.
SHARON LOUISE SMITH (A/K/A KILLAM SHARON LOUISE, KILLAM SHARON); CAMPBELL, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 315170; Cal. No. 31413
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration error.
AMANDA L STALLINGS; BEACON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 168641; Cal. No. 31559
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until she participates in a course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
ABIGAIL TOLENTINO; GLENDALE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 658080; Cal. No. 31451
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to complete and turn over home care records.
KAMIAH TURMON (A/K/A TURMON KAMIAH TASHEY, TURMON KA'MIAH); TROY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 719917; Cal. No. 31443
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of claiming overtime not entitled to.
ALISSA LYNN VALENTINE (A/K/A VALENTINE ALISSA); ONEONTA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 685224; Cal. No. 31610
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of pre-charting home health care visits.
TAMMY LEE WITHROW; WATERTOWN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 190221; Cal. No. 31653
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Burglary in the State of Pennsylvania which if committed in New York would constitute Burglary in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony.
NATASHA RYAN ZITTIN; WINSTON SALEM, NC
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 657542; Cal. No. 31585
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to timely medicate a patient, in the State of North Carolina, who had a physician's order for prescription medication and failing to note a summary of events in a patient's medical record in the State of North Carolina.
ROBIN A ZORNOW; EAST WILLIAMSON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 259381; Cal. No. 31602
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
Pharmacy
ABC PHARMACY, INC.; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 026818; Cal. No. 31502
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of storing a substantial quantity of insulin, in a refrigerator, at an improper temperature.
IN MUI HOI; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 049387; Cal. No. 31886
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, a class B felony and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree, a class D felony.
Social Work
NADINE CARLA ANDREE CAMPBELL; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 054265; Cal. No. 31383
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations.
NADINE CARLA ANDREE CAMPBELL; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 054265; Cal. No. 31383
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations.
CHRISTINA V DADEY (A/K/A VENEZIANO CHRISTINA M); BATAVIA, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 063499; Cal. No. 31511
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
CHRISTINA V DADEY (A/K/A VENEZIANO CHRISTINA M); BATAVIA, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 063499; Cal. No. 31511
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.